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Cultural Revolution
noun
a radical reform in China initiated by Mao Zedong in 1965 and carried out largely by the Red Guard; intended to eliminate counterrevolutionary elements in the government it resulted in purges of the intellectuals and socioeconomic chaos
Syn: ↑Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution
Regions:
China, ↑People's Republic of China, ↑mainland China, ↑Communist China, ↑Red China, ↑PRC, ↑Cathay
Hypernyms: ↑revolution

Useful english dictionary. 2012.